Aigrette

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aigret \Ai"gret\, Aigrette \Ai*grette\, n. [F., a sort of white
     heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of
     feathers; dim. of the same word as heron. See {Heron}, and
     cf. {Egret}, {Egrette}.]
     1. (Zool.) The small white European heron. See {Egret}.
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     2. A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of
        gems, etc. --Prescott.
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     3. A tuft like that of the egret. (Bot.) A feathery crown of
        seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or
        the thistle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aigrette
       n : a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a
           hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume [syn: {aigret}]